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Akashiso

Japanese cuisine, mostly sushi sets. The food is prepared on-site with fresh ingredients.

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Pasta Verdura
"Pasta bar" with a range of pastas and sauces, local ingredients are used as much as possible.
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Église Sainte-Colombe
In the heart of the Quartier Saint-Pierre, and first mentioned in a charter from 1340, it was one of the main churches within the city walls in the Middle Ages. The present church was built in "flamboyant Gothic" style, destroyed during the Wars of Religion and rebuilt as a smaller version in 1638. After the revolution it became disused for more than half a century until 1849, then functioning as a Carmelite convent until 1922 when it first became a grocery store and then a warehouse. In 2000 it was acquired by the Fraternity of St. Pius X, renovated, and is once again a religious building.
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Rue Victor-Hugo
Another major shopping street in the old town, also known as the Grand’Rue (big street). It follows the routing of an old Roman street. It's pedestrianized and lined with palms and flowers. Looking towards the Charente river along the street, you can see the Germanicus arc. There's a great variety of businesses on this street from perfume shops and hotels to crêperies and art galleries.
Drink
Opéra Latin
A lounge bar, brew pub and night club (at weekend nights) with a young clientele. In the weekends there's a DJ, and Thursday is student's night. Specializing in rum- and cognac-based cocktails.